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Table 3 Association between HEV detection and pig characteristics

From: Sero-molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in pigs and human contacts in Ghana

Variable

Hepatitis E RNA

Negative

positive

p-value

Total (n = 720)

697

23

 

Age of animal

  

<  0.001

 Adult

506 (72.6)

4 (17.4)

 

 Weaners

191 (27.4)

19 (82.6)

 

Sex of animal

  

0.126

 Female

429 (61.5)

10 (43.5)

 

 Male

268 (38.5)

13 (56.5)

 

Rectal temperature

  

0.053

 Fever

165 (23.7)

10 (43.5)

 

 No fever

532 (76.3)

13 (56.5)

 

Presence of ectoparasites

  

0.878

 No

520 (74.6)

18 (78.3)

 

 Yes

177 (25.4)

5 (21.7)

 

Body scoring

  

0.487

 Emanciated

10 (1.4)

0 (0)

 

 Moderately fat

39 (5.6)

0 (0)

 

 Normal

498 (71.4)

15 (65.2)

 

 Obese

5 (0.7)

0 (0)

 

 Thin

145 (20.8)

8 (34.8)

 

Ticks

  

0.345

 No

661 (94.8)

21 (91.3)

 

 Yes

36 (5.2)

2 (8.7)

 

Icterus

  

<  0.001

 No

697 (100)

23 (100)

 

Respiratory distress

  

<  0.001

 No

697 (100)

23 (100)

 

Neurological disorder

  

<  0.001

 No

697 (100)

23 (100)

 

Flea

  

1

 No

693 (99.4)

23 (100)

 

 Yes

4 (0.6)

0 (0)

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